Sound Off  Sept. 20, 2013

“Give Me Back My Benefits,” the best thing for you to do is look for another job. I’ve dealt with a lot of greedy companies that want you to work long hours and take away benefits, then the executives go off to their vacation homes after complaining they’re not making enough money. I’m sure this is the type of company you’re with, but don’t give up. There are still some good ones out there.

AND TRADING ARMS FOR HOSTAGES

To the callers criticizing Ronald Reagan, you’re forgetting that if he were still president we wouldn’t be having these conflicts with Middle Eastern countries and Russia right now -- we’d be vacationing there, eating fast food and shopping at big box chain stores.

UNCLE RONNIE FOREVER

THE RICH ARE DIFFERENT ...

I feel many callers are getting too upset over the ACA and the president’s foreign policy decisions. Perhaps a week or two at your Caribbean vacation home, a chauffeured drive through the central Pennsylvania countryside in your Bentley or a weekend up at the St. Regis in Manhattan would help you all to relax. I know those simple diversions from daily life always lift my spirits.

THE DUKE OF DELCO

... YEAH, THEY RUIN OUR LIVES

To “Save The American Dream,” the government is trying to give the poor an opportunity to succeed, and they do have pride and self-worth. As far as the standard of living goes, I’m middle class and my standard of living has been going down for years because of greedy rich people in this country who keep taking and giving nothing back. Don’t blame the government, blame the greedy rich people.

TIRE IRE

Something needs to be done about cars parking at the intersection of Third Avenue and Meetinghouse Road in Boothwyn. There are “no parking here to corner” signs, but cars are there anyway. When you’re up Third Avenue, you can’t see the traffic on Meetinghouse and there’s going to be a serious accident soon if something isn’t done about it.

CONCERNED MOTORIST

AN UNHEALTHY SITUATION

What’s a person to do when they work at a health care facility for 27 years, then go out sick for a year and get fired and lose their insurance? Where does that leave someone, when you’re out sick and they take your medical benefits after 27 years? Something’s wrong with this country, and I don’t know if Obamacare’s going to be the answer.

BAG IT

To “Watch How Pros Mow The Grass,” I do lawn care for a living and would like to remind you that grass blown back onto the lawn can still run off and clog drains and sewers during heavy rains. It’s best to bag your grass if you want to avoid clogging anything.

EMPTY THE TRASH

Are the trash cans along Chester Creek by the Creek and Brookhaven roads intersection the responsibility of either Aston or Brookhaven or are they privately owned? I’m glad to see the fishermen there using them and it looks clean along the creek but the trash cans are really overflowing and need to be emptied.

CONCERNED ASTON RESIDENT

RONNIE VS. THE RUSSIANS

“Tom From East Lansdowne,” when did Reagan defeat the Russians? All he did was make a speech and outspend them. While he was calling them the “Evil Empire” there were Russian freighters in every U.S. port. Wake up, Tom!

JEANETTE AND W.B.

OH, BROTHER!

A recent caller recommended public schools have a designated disciplinary person. It reminded me and other Delco residents who attended West Catholic High School in 1950s and ‘60s that we had just a principal, vice principal and a dean of discipline. He was a Christian Brother who could inspire silence in a full auditorium by merely walking on the stage.